HOUSTON -- The team with the deepest lineup in baseball may now lay claim to the deepest pitching rotation. Less than a week after owner Jim Crane said the Astros were pursuing a high-end starter, the defending World Series-champion Astros reached a deal to acquire hard-throwing right-hander Gerrit Cole in a trade with the Pirates on Saturday. The Astros will send pitchers Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz, infielder Colin Moran, Houston's No. 5 prospect, and Minor League outfielder Jason Martin, H

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The prolonged courtship of slugger J.D. Martinez has paid off for the Red Sox, as MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi reported via sources that the sides have reached agreement on a five-year, $110 million contract that includes opt-outs after the second and third years of the deal. The club hasn't announced the signing, which is pending a physical.

CHICAGO -- One of Chicago's longest running and legendary rock stations is about to go away.
"The Loop" WLUP 97.9 FM has been sold to the Educational Media Foundation, a non-profit Christian broadcasting company, for $21.5 million.
According to Robert Feder, the classic rock station will flip to a noncommercial Christian music format under it's K-Love brand, currently heard on a string of suburban radio stations.

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- After an absolute nail-biter of a match, which went to overtime and then a penalty shootout, the US has finally broken Canada's stranglehold on women's Olympic hockey.
Team USA won the shootout 3-2, with forward Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scoring the winning goal. The women in blue poured onto the ice after Canada's Megan Agosta couldn't reply, handing the Americans the gold.

PEORIA, Ariz. -- After an offseason filled with slow-churning drama, the Padres have landed their top target -- and one of the top targets on the entire market. Eric Hosmer is headed to San Diego, multiple sources confirmed late Saturday night. The 28-year-old first baseman has agreed to an eight-year contract that includes an opt-out after the fifth year, MLB.com's Jon Paul Morosi reports. The club has not confirmed the deal, which was first reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune. It is pendin